He said Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign has “the energy of Obama’s in 2008 and Jack Kennedy’s in 1960.”
CHICAGO—Former President Barack Obama praised President Joe Biden’s legacy during his speech at the Democratic National Convention, and lauded Biden’s decision to leave the race.
Obama took the stage Tuesday night to roaring applause.
CHICAGO—During her speech at the Democratic National Convention, former First Lady Michelle Obama said, “something magical is in the air.”
“You know, we're feeling it here in this arena, but it's spreading all across this country. We love a familiar feeling that's been buried too deep or far too long.”
Maryland Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks said Kamala Harris helped bring criminal justice reform program “Back on Track” to her state.
Harris piloted the program in 2005 when she was attorney general of California, which reportedly dropped repeat offenses by 90 percent for those who completed the course.
CHICAGO—Police have officially declared ongoing protests outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago as unlawful.
Earlier Tuesday evening, violent clashes between dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters and an army of police officers resulted in the arrest of at least three individuals.
CHICAGO—Pro-Palestinian protestors are clashing with police officers outside of the United Center, where the Democratic National Convention is being held.
The clash began after a crowd of protesters pushed their way through a thin line of reporters to a police line. The crowd was quickly pushed back at that point, and the Chicago Police Department established a security perimeter.
A ceremonial roll call vote at the Democratic National Convention for Vice President Kamala Harris’s nomination has begun.
Harris was formally nominated earlier this month in a virtual roll call vote.
CHICAGO—Richard Levik, a pro-Israel Democrat, told The Epoch Times outside of the United Center that he is unhappy with what he describes as “equivocation” by Democrats on the Israel–Hamas conflict.
“I think that the stance taken has been very equivocating on an issue that seems pretty clear to me,” Levik said. “One side went in in the morning, raped women, murdered over 1,200 people, kidnapped 250 … [and] burned babies alive, and it’s disgusting. Someone needs to say something. And once again, no one is saying it.”
Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham, who served in Trump’s White House between 2019 and 2020, gave her backing to Vice President Kamala Harris.
“I wasn’t just a Trump supporter,” Grisham said. “I was a true believer.”
CHICAGO—Aside from a Harris presidency, what Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) wants most out of the election is for more young people to step up.
“If you set aside just the outcome, what I would love to see is young people very, very engaged,” Kaine told The Epoch Times. The senator, who is closing out his second term, is hoping voters will give him the green light for a third this November.
CHICAGO—In remarks to the DNC’s Veteran and Military Families Council, Gwen Walz spoke about her husband Tim’s military service.
Republicans have said the vice presidential nominee has stolen valor through his comments, or omissions, on his military record, saying he implied he had served in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom.
The campaign of independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has not received a fair chance at winning the election, according to his running mate, Nicole Shanahan, leading the campaign to consider the option of forming a new party or joining forces with Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump.
Shanahan, an entrepreneur and attorney, told the podcast host that the “tens of millions of dollars” she put into her own campaign wasn’t intended to make Kennedy a “spoiler” in the 2024 race.
CHICAGO—Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was briefly interrupted by pro-Palestinan protesters at a sideline event near the Democratic National Convention in Chicago Tuesday.
During an appearance at the Women's Caucus, a small number of protesters apparently aligned with the organization Code Pink held up banners and chanted "stop killing women in Gaza."
CHICAGO—In a Tuesday morning press conference, Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling and other officials provided details on Monday's protests, including the breach of a fence in Park 578 just north of the Democratic National Convention site.
Snelling said 13 arrests had been made, but not all were in connection with the fence breach. Charges, he said, included criminal trespass, resisting and obstructing, and aggravated battery of police officers. He did not provide the names of those arrested.
CHICAGO—Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) spoke in support of former President Trump’s campaign and brought attention to increases in crime across the country during a press conference at the Trump International Hotel in Chicago on Aug. 20.
Donalds pointed to statistics comparing homicide rates in New York City, Washington, D.C., Kansas City, and Chicago, where murders have spiked as evidence that the current administration is failing to protect public safety.
CHICAGO—Hundreds of Democratic Party delegates met at the Palmer House Hilton hotel in Chicago Aug. 20 to celebrate President Joe Biden’s convention speech and to strategize for high voter turnout in November.
One platform delegate who has attended three national conventions said the energy during the convention on the first night was electrifying.
“I think the unity was amazing. This is the most unified I’ve ever seen us,” Piyush Seth, of Pittsburgh, told The Epoch Times. “If we can get the vote out, that’s what matters, and Democrats will win.”
CHICAGO—President Joe Biden, who was one month ago expected to secure his re-nomination at this week’s Democratic National Convention, instead delivered a speech passing the torch to Vice President Kamala Harris.
“I have five months left in my presidency, and I have a lot left to do. And I intend to get it done,” Biden said.
“I love my job, but I love my country more.”
CHICAGO—Day one of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) kicked off with excitement as delegates and attendees listened to speeches from major lawmakers and leaders from the Democratic Party.
Amid remarks from President Joe Biden and former Secretary of State and 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, protesters gathered outside the perimeter of the United Center to demonstrate against the Biden-Harris administration’s military support for Israel during the Israel–Hamas war.
Here are five takeaways from day one of the DNC.